Panel structure.



W. SIEBERT.

PANEL STRUCTURE.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. e, 1913.

Patented July 15, 1913.

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W. SIEBBRT. 'PAIYEL STRUCTURE. APYLIGATION FILED FEB.8, 191s.

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2 SHEETFSHEET 2v WILLIAM SEEBEBT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PANEL sunscreen.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented July 35, 19-13 Application filed February 8, 1913. Serial No. 747,066.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SrnBnn'r, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in1 Panel Structures, of which the following is a full, clear, conelse, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, form.- ing a part ofthisspccification.

My invention relates to the formation of panels of counters or other structures and. has for its main object the provision of a construction whereby such panel portions may be made ofstrips or plates ofglass or other material forv improving the appearance of the structures of-which the panels form parts and "by which construction-such breakable material maybe employed-without danger of so binding the same as. to cause its fracture. I

The invention has also for-its purpose the. provision of a construction wherebyv these panels may be formed insections that are inflexible relation. ,Ifthese panelsform parts oflongstore counters they may adapt themselves to reasonable inequalities in 'floor; levels, all without danger of injuring-the breakable material that enters into their" construction. By means of my invenlnfin e thecomponent parts of the counters separately made. and shipped in separated.

relation readily tobe assembled at their.

destination.

I: will explain my invention more fullyby reference tothe accompanying drawings showing thepreferredembodiment thereofas employed in connection with counters and in whicln- 4 Figure 1 is afront' view of an intermediate portion of a counter made in accord: ance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on line 22 of, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of a portion of the counter. including an end portionthereof; F ig. 4 is a sectional plan view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of a detail on line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. Gis a-sect-ional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 5; 1 W. 7' is-a perspective view of one holder wliiei I employ and Fig.

8 is a perspective view. of another holder. P

which I employ. 5

Like parts are indicated by similarchar actors of reference. throughout'the different figures.

The counter topsa may be made of plates of asbestos board-, intervenes between the r glass plate a and the board I). The bedlismounted upon a. skeleton; foundationv to which it is secured by. screws. 6 an ther being desirably employed; and which is locatedbetween the board b asbestos board d and the-skeleton .to which itis screwed-1 The skeleton frame above referred; to. in;

eludes top'rails e, bottom rails eflangle.

none 6? engaging. -the inner and top faces of the top. rails e andiangle-irons e engaging the inner-and bottom faces of the bot tomirail's 6. Uprightsf intervene between andLengage; at their! ends with the inner horizontaljsurfacesof. the anglelirons e5, e

to which. the uprights are.- secured. The,

skeleton frame work.- is shown as'being provided with supporting feet. 9.. beneath the angleirons e and thatare secured in plac The rails e and e} uponthe front and those sides ofthe counter. which appear. to

the customers are recessed to. receive "plates it of glass or other-suitable material whose front faces are thusmadeflush with the.

front faces of said rails. rights It andareprovided withrecesses in their The wooden ups front. faces that extend-toward each othershort distances and which inset-ting recesses receive. the plates h to cause. the front faces ofi'plates h to be flush withthe-front faces of the. wooden uprights.

Finishing plates or strips. i. desirably.

made of; glass, are supportedat their: bot+ toniedgesupon thetopsofthe. legs gandaretspaced apartby cushioningstripsof woodlk. Short cushioning stripsof wood] rest upon the adjacent ends of theplates i.

.ilastersor vertical strips/1a,, also .presferr ably made of glass rest upon the cushions Z.

f intervenebetween adjacent plates- Cushions n of wood .rest upon the tops of the pilasters and finishing strips or-plates 0, preferably also made. of glass, rest upon the cushions a. The strips 0 are spaced over n'ieans t screws r that pass through said apart by cushioning strips of WOOCl p. T- located where said. plates and strips are shaped holders (1 have their stems screwed the cushion strips I: and p by strips into the uprights or backing The heads of the T-shapcd holders cover the.

strips Z and n. It should be observed that these holders are omitted at the right hand end of Fig. 1 to reveal the cushion strips beneath. The stems and heads of the holders are broader than the cushion strips they owrlie not only for the purpose of concealing these strips but also for the purpose of holding the elements 2 m and 0 -in their proper planes. The ends of the T-heads are inturned as indicated at Q1 to engage the vertical edges of the pilastcrs to hold them from sidewise displacement. The stem of the bottom holder 9 inturned as indicated at g to supplement the legs g in supporting the strips and also to engage the rectangular tops of these logs to prevent them l'rom turning.

From the description of the invention which has been furnished it will be observed that the counter is made in parts and sec.- tions that may be shipped in separated relation and be assembled after being received at their destination and that the 'ortions thereof which are observed by t e customers may h made of plates or strips of glass (opaque, opalescent or transparent as desired) or other brittle material held together by the structure described and spaced apart by intervening elements of wood or other cushioning material that enable the different sections of the counter to be flexibly connected without danger of breaking the glass and whereby the sectional counters may adapt themselves to reasonable in equalities in floor levels.

While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred. embodiment of my invention I. do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction shown as changes may readily be made without depart-mg from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following l. A. panel structure including spaced apart plates; an upright ol cushioning material intervening between said plates;

strips at the tops and bottoms and in front oi? the aforesaid p ates and spaced apart where the aforesaid plates are spaced apart; 1s of i;et-.\'een the spaced apart strips; a pilaster 'terial '1 ".rhioning material interveningspaced apart; cushioning material intervening between the top and bottom of the pilasler and said strips; and. "l'shaped holders secured to said upright at the top and bottom of the pilaster, the heads of the holders being inturned to embrace the pilaster, While the stem of the lower holder is inturned to underlie and support the lower spaced apart strips.

2. A panel structure including spaced apart plates; an upright of cushioning inn-- intervening between said plates: strips at the tops and bottoms and .in front of the aforesaid plates and spaced apart where the aforesaid plates are spaced apart; strips of cushioning material intervening between the spaced apart strips; a pilaster located Where said plates and strips are spaced apart; and T-shaped holders secured to said upright at the top and bottom of the pilaster, the heads of the holders being interned to embrace the pilas'ter.

3. A panel structure including spaced apart plates; an upright of cushioning ma terial intervening between said plates;

strips at the tops and bottoms and in front of the aforesaid plates and spaced apart where the aforesaid plates are spaced apart; strips of cushioning material. intervening between the spaced apart strips; a pilaster located where said. plates and strips are spaced apart; cushioning material lIltBlV61l- .ing between the top and bottom of the pilaster and said strips; and holders secured to said. upright and operating to hold the plates, pilaster, and strips in proper relation. i

4. A panel structure including spaced apartplates; an upright of cushioning inaterial intervening between said plates; strips at the tops and bottoms and in front of the aforesaid platesand spaced apart Where the aforesaid plates are spaced apart; strips of cushioning material intervening between the spaced apart strips; a pilaster located where said plates and strips are spaced apart; and holders secured to said upright and operating to hold the plates, pilaster, and strips in proper relation.

in Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this sixth day of February A. 1)., 1913.

WILLIAM stnerurr.

Witnesses G. (inane, E. L. J fnrrn.

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